Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2011

PM 10 emissions from road transport in Paris. It complements existing data on emissions from individual industrial plants from the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR). NO x emissions from road transport. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. Background. Information in the E-PRTR is updated in May each year.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2020

After about a year of intensive practical use by ten customers in Germany and Switzerland, eight of the purely battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eActros trucks are now successively going to new customers in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Two vehicles will continue the operational testing with customers in the first test phase.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

26t will make daily delivery rounds of between 100 and 200 km to supply Feldschlösschen Swiss clients from the brewer’s 15 logistical sites in Switzerland. Renault Trucks believes that urban transport needs to move towards electric mobility quickly to improve quality of life in city centers and to tackle global CO 2 emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

The team developed a simple model to calculate extra emissions and fuel consumption resulting from MAC activity as a function of ambient temperature and humidity: EEMAC, Empa Emission model for Mobile Air Conditioning systems. Tags: Emissions Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Systems. —Weilenmann et al.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2012

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) released proposed regulations to link its cap-and-trade program to Québec’s to form a joint carbon market to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. —Québec minister for Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, Pierre Arcand. Earlier post.). South Korea’s program will begin in 2015.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2021

Debuting last year in Switzerland, XCIENT Fuel Cell has proven its commercial viability through more than one million kilometers of driving in real-world conditions. The first 46 units were delivered to Switzerland last year, and they have cumulatively driven more than one million kilometers, or about 620,000 miles, in 11 months of service.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2010

None of the EEA scenarios considered delivered the targeted reduction in transport GHG emissions. Based on analysis of long-term trends, a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report calls for a clear vision defining Europe’s transport system by 2050 and consistent policies to achieve it. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Divergence of real-world CO 2 emissions from manufacturers’ type-approval CO 2 emissions for various on-road data sources, including an average estimate for private and company cars as well as all data sources. In total, these sources furnish fuel consumption and CO 2 emission data from more than half a million vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Fifteen countries have agreed to work together toward 100% zero-emission new truck and bus sales by 2040. Participants in this coordinated global effort agree that zero-emission trucks and buses are essential to reducing transport emissions, mitigating climate change, improving air quality, reducing the use of fossil fuels and energy costs.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2020

liters displacement (type code EA 189) contained illegal software designed to manipulate emissions. Among the 23,000 correctly measured exhaust plumes, Grange recorded 4,053 times the emissions of the VW EA 189 diesel engine, which formed the basis for his analysis. Here the measured NO x emissions fell by an average of almost 22%.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Volvo Trucks announced the start of sales of its Volvo FL and Volvo FE electric trucks ( earlier post ) in selected markets within Europe, meeting the increasing demand for sustainable transport solutions in city environments. Sales will start in Sweden, Norway, Germany, Switzerland, France and the Netherlands.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2017

Participants of the rally will cover about 2,500 km (1,550 miles) and visit 7 countries advocating for emissions reduction and uniting Europe under the idea of preserving the global environment. The rally will go through: Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, France and Monaco.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2009

Twenty research teams from across Europe are launching one of its largest pollution monitoring campaigns and are setting up sites in Île-de-France (a region containing the Paris metropolitan area) to investigate sources of particulate pollution in the urban environment. Paul Scherer Institut, Villingen, Switzerland. million (US$4.8

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Among the findings: Less than half of Americans (39%) consider related emissions when they travel. In contrast, worldwide 66% consider those travel-related emissions. In India and China, 89% and 85% of respective respondents reported thinking about emissions when traveling.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The two ships, each with a capacity of 700 passengers, will replace existing diesel-powered vessels and will be used to transport passengers between Switzerland and France with projected completion dates of 2022 and 2023. IP65 ingress protection allows the MRS to operate reliably in hostile marine environments.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2009

Historical trends of (A) ΣPCDD/F, (B) ΣPCB, and (C) ΣDDT in sediment from Lake Oberaar and from low-altitude lakes in Switzerland, normalized relative to their maximum historical peaks. Ongoing work in this field may provide additional insight into the fate of persistent organic pollutants in the Alpine environment.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2009

Indexed European transport sector greenhouse gas emissions, 1990-2006. Transport continues to contribute disproportionally to Europe’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, poor air quality and noise, and still uses the least efficient modes to move people and goods according to a new report from the European Environmental Agency (EEA).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2009

There is no scarcity of warnings of the risk of irreversible climatic damage to the environment. CDSB was founded in January 2007 at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Against this background, it is imperative that companies supply their shareholders with appropriate climate change data.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has formed a partnership with the Energy Market Authority (EMA), the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the Economic Development Board (EDB) of Singapore to explore the development of Zero Emission Vehicles Program. EV development is an exciting new area particularly relevant to the Singapore context.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

On 1 September 2017, new emissions regulations for passenger vehicles come into force in the EU and Switzerland. These will plug the gaps in the existing legislation and will help to ensure that diesel vehicles in particular become considerably cleaner as regards their NO x emissions. At the end of 2016 around 3.1 Image: Empa.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The average gap between official fuel consumption figures and actual fuel use for new cars in the EU has reached 42%, according to the latest update by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) to its on-going research into vehicle fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2009

Along with the mid-term NGP 2010 plan, originally announced in December 2006, Nissan is reviewing its long-term CO 2 emissions-reduction scenarios. Nissan estimates—based on the findings of AR4—that the CO 2 emissions of all new vehicles in 2050 would need to be reduced by 90% compared to the 2000 level. Reducing Other Emissions.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The average gap between official fuel consumption figures and actual fuel use for new cars in the EU has reached 42%, according to the latest update by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) to its on-going research into vehicle fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2009

A new study by the French institute Enerdata, commissioned by the European Federation for Transport & Environment (T&E), suggests that the European CO 2 standards for new vehicles due to come into effect in 2012 will lead not only to a European savings on oil (mainly via lower oil import volumes) but also to slightly lower global oil prices.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Scientists from IBM Research - China and other experts across IBM are developing new insights into traffic and predictions that will serve as the foundation for new transportation services to deal with this complex environment. Because the software in cars is becoming more sophisticated, the car is becoming a moving sensor on the road.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Cybathlon Challenges : 02 February 2024, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND Enjoy today’s videos! For the purposes of this test, we force Digit to fall in a controlled environment to demonstrate our new self-righting and recovering ability. Please send us your events for inclusion.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The gap between official fuel-economy figures and the real world for new cars in the EU has reached 40 per cent, according to the latest update by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) to its on-going research into in-use vehicle fuel efficiency and CO 2 emissions. com (Spain) and the car club TCS (Switzerland).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

A study by Switzerland’s Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology noted that mainland Europe has warmed about 1 ºC since the 1980s, an increase that is fully half of the 2 ºC warming that is most commonly cited as the threshold of dangerous climate change, as compared to pre-industrial times. Earlier post.). Vicky Pope.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 30, 2024

As the world’s most widely manufactured material, concrete—and especially the cement within it—is also a major contributor to climate change, accounting for around 6 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Data centers use so much concrete that the construction boom is wrecking tech giants’ commitments to eliminate their carbon emissions.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Volta Trucks is integrating the use of the vehicle’s battery for the cooling and refrigeration unit of the cargo box that's normally diesel-powered, thus further reducing CO 2 or particulate emissions from commercial vehicle operations. The Volta Zero is 9,460mm in length, 3,470mm high and 2,550mm wide, with a wheelbase of 4,800mm.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2013

ORNL’s current mission is to conduct basic and applied research and development to create scientific knowledge and technological solutions that strengthen the nation’s leadership in key areas of science; increase the availability of clean, abundant energy; restore and protect the environment; and contribute to national security.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2018

Fuel-efficiency and CO 2 emissions from both EcoBoost gasoline engines are enhanced using Ford’s industry-first cylinder deactivation system for a three-cylinder engine, which can automatically stop one of the engine’s cylinders when full capacity is not needed, such as when coasting or cruising with light demand on the engine. The all-new 1.5-liter

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 16, 2024

The European Union had previously considered allowing specialty, low-volume manufacturers leeway when it comes to adhering to ever-tightening emissions rules. But it has started to move away from the scheme and is still planning to force all manufacturers to stop building everything but all-electric vehicles by 2035.

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Plugs and Cars

MAY 13, 2008

Every single element of our environment is negative," said Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, who also heads the automaker's French partner Renault. nk of Norway has begun producing cars again, and sales are slated to begin soon in Scandinavia, Switzerland and France. Sales and profits are declining for automakers in established markets. "It

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2009

Renault-Nissan Alliance has formed a partnership with the Energy Market Authority (EMA), the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the Economic Development Board (EDB) of Singapore to explore the development of Zero Emission Vehicles Programme. “Renault and Nissan aim to become leading brands in zero emission vehicles.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 24, 2025

Genesis unveiled the new GV60 Mountain Intervention Vehicle (MIV) this week in Switzerland, an off-road EV that can climb mountains. Meet the Genesis GV60 MIV rescue EV concept Genesis showed off the new GV60 MIV this week at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. The concept is designed for extreme rescue missions.

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Green Cars News

MAY 27, 2009

As Rafael Girona, Europcar Groupe’s Chief Operating Officer, explains, “This signature fits perfectly with the principles of our Green charter and our action policy intended to offer our customers a fleet with as limited an impact as possible on the environment.

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